By By Will Bardwell/staff writer
September 13, 2003
Leake Academy stormed back from an early 6-0 deficit to take a 27-6 halftime lead before putting away Oak Hill Academy 47-12.
Cal Henderson scored Oak Hill's only first half touchdown on a 23-yard pass. Leake quickly stormed back with three touchdowns in the quarter, all coming on rushes by Jeffery Chancellor. At the end of the first quarter, Chancellor had amassed more than 200 rushing yards.
Cory Burns got in on the act for Leake Academy in the second quarter with a six-yard touchdown run, and then in the third quarter with a 35-yard touchdown run.
Oak Hill's John Callon scored on a five-yard run in the third quarter before Leake scored twice in the fourth quarter, including another six-yard touchdown run from Burns.
Adam Wade added Leake Academy's final score of the night on a five-yard run.
Leake Academy is now 2-1, while Oak Hill fell to 1-2.
Macon Central 43
Kemper Academy 6
Seth Moore scored Central's first two touchdowns on runs of 22 yards and 38 yards as they rolled past Kemper Academy 43-6.
Ryan Rigdon also added two rushing touchdowns for Central, now 2-2 on the season.
Ross Brown added the other offensive touchdown on a 2-yard run in the second quarter. Central's defense also put up points when James Pruitt returned an interception 22 yards for a touchdown.
Kemper Academy's only score came on a 54-yard run by Ricky Robinson. Kemper is now 2-2.
Sylva-Bay Academy 20
Winston Academy 7
Sylva-Bay scored 20 unanswered points to take a 20-7 win over Winston Academy on Friday night.
Winston jumped out to a 7-0 lead in the first quarter as Josh Palmer scored on a 27-yard run and Paul McMillian kicked the PAT.
The Saints answered back in the first quarter as John Thompson scored on a 10-yard run. Kolt Austin hit the extra point to tie the game at seven.
Sylva-Bay added a touchdown in the second quarter to take the lead. Thompson hit Ryan Mathis for a 20-yard touchdown pass and Austin hit the PAT to make the score 14-7.
The Saints added six points in the fourth quarter. Cody Phillips scored on a five-yard run to give Sylva-Bay the 20-7 win.
Phillips finished the game with 98 yards on 23 carries to lead the Saints. Palmer led Winston Academy with 79 yards on 11 carries.
With the win, the Saints improve to 3-1 for the year. Winston Academy drops to 1-3 with the loss.
West Point 10
Louisville 7
West Point used a field goal in overtime to down the Louisville Wildcats in Friday night football action.
Louisville jumped out to a 7-0 lead in the first half, but could not hold on for the victory.
Barry Doss got Louisville on the board in the second quarter with a 38-yard touchdown run. The PAT by Josh Black made the score 7-0.
West Point scored in the third quarter to tie the game. An 18-yard touchdown run made the score 7-7.
The two teams were unable to finish the game in regulation, but West Point hit a 17-yard field goal in overtime to pick up the win.
Louisville drops to 1-2 for the year with the loss. The Wildcats will take on Neshoba Central next week.
Heidelberg 41
Kemper County 0
Doug Ryans scored two touchdowns as the Oilers jumped out to a 34-0 halftime lead before finishing off Kemper County 41-0.
All three of Heidelberg's offensive